Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0334 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Afghanistan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0334 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0398 million SLC per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 141st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per person | -15.0% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per person | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per person | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per person | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per person | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0 million SLC per person | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 0 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0 million SLC per person | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0 million SLC per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0 million SLC per person | -31.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +513.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +185.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +178.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +1298.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0083 million SLC per person | +30.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0085 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0112 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0131 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0193 million SLC per person | +34.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0195 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0219 million SLC per person | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 million SLC per person | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0285 million SLC per person | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.033 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0349 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.034 million SLC per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0338 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0356 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0363 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.037 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0398 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0393 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0313 million SLC per person | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0316 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0327 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0334 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0334 million SLC per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5527 million SLC per person, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0334 million SLC per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1193 million SLC per person, 28% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1298.4% | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 0.0064 million SLC per person |
| 1994 | +513.1% | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person |
| 1995 | +185.7% | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person |
| 1996 | +178.3% | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0004 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0064 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 million SLC per person | 0.0083 million SLC per person | 0.0219 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0338 million SLC per person | 0.0249 million SLC per person | 0.0398 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0337 million SLC per person | 0.0313 million SLC per person | 0.0393 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0334 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0398 million SLC per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.